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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






2. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






3. Contains information relative to tasks.






4. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






5. Gantt Chart with 'Entry' table on left.






6. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






7. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






8. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






9. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






10. ______ link Summary Tasks.






11. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






12. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






13. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






14. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






15. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






16. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






17. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






18. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






19. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






20. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






21. Tables are made up of fields.






22. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






23. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






24. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






25. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






26. Appears: mon means: month






27. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






28. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






29. Work - resource - cost.






30. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






31. Appears: min means: minute






32. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






33. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






34. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






35. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






36. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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37. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.

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38. Amendment to task type.






39. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






40. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






41. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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42. efines units.






43. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






44. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






45. Appears: hr means: hour






46. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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47. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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48. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






49. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






50. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?